Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-12-08
WOLVERINE WHISPERtNGS.

Mrs. A. l.. Hines has begun suit against
Char. otte for $500 damages to her build
ing furniture stock and household ects,
caused by u ire in October, 1856. The
claim is based on the fact that the Rug
giles building, where the fire started, hal
been erected contrary TO the amended
ordinance OF 1873 prescribing the city fire
limits, the building being frame struc.
ture 1t is thought other property own
ers who suffered loss at the same time are
backing Mrs Hines.
j. Ii. Gibbs of rdmore, owner of tha
mill in which the bon er exploded, some
time ago. has been sued for $4,000 by an
employee VINO was injured at the time of
the explosion.
The estate of w. S. Gill deceased killed
by falling down a steep embankment on
the highway in Walker township, Kent
county, some months ago, have com
menced suit for SO 600, alleging the road
way was in bad condition for travel.
Mrs. Jane Gallock of Grand Rapids, has
commenced a suit to recover $500 from
William Widdicomb, cashier of the Grand
Rapids National bank, alleging that she
deposited the same with the bank and was
not given proper credit. Widdicomb
claims that the money was never paid.
The difficulty with the miners in the
Winthrop mine at Ishpeming have been
settled, and the men have returned to
work.
The next annual communication of the
Grand Lodge of the +. and A. Masons will
he held in East Saginaw on the fourth
Tuesday in January next, providing salts.
factory arrangements can be made there
with hotels and for hall.
A Mendon man put away half bushel
of walnuts this fall and the other day
when he went to got them he found that
the mice had take every one of them.
Gold has been discovered on the farm of
f. b. Tuttle, near Grattan. The shaft is
down fifty ieet. 1t was thought at first
that the gold was copper.
Agricultural collie o has issued bulletin
No. 30, which treats of the feeding of
steers of different breeds.
The right OF way ior the d., c. ~ T.. II.
r. is nearly all secured from Kalkaska,
via Charlevoix, to Michigan.
The O. wash ia -nong boat club of Grand
Rapids contributed 80 baskets of food to
as many poor families in that city on
Thanksgiving day.
Miss Jennie Hunter of Chesaning who
had five tumors taken out of her body not
long ago, is dead.
Christian Andrus sues the Grand Trunk
i'm the Wayne circuit court for $4,000
damages. He was struck by train year
ago while driving across the track in Oak
land county, and declares that the engine
gave no warning of its approach.
The capital stock of the Detroit Charlie
yoix IL Escanaba railroad company has
been increased from S 10000 to SO, 100000,
and the route is to be extended from
Cbarleyoix to Mackinac City. The right
of way has nearly all been secured.
Waterman near the Thread Touring
mills in Flint put his lantern into tank
of petroleum to see how much oil there
was in it. An explosion occurred, knock.
ing the Waterman and companion galley
west. Both men were injured, though not
seriously.
Gov. Luce urges that the violation of
the liquor law relative to selling liquor
within a mile of the soldiers home be
prosecuted continuously until convic-
tions, instead of ac1uittals, occur, or law
Is declared unconstitutional by supreme
court. Commandant Pierce and Prose-
cutting attorney Clay of Kent county will
comply.
The new. bridge at the $500" Ia com.
pleted.